Questions tagged [apparition]
For questions about "Apparition", the (dangerous) ability of wizards and witches to transport themselves from one position to another very quickly in the Harry Potter universe. Use with the [harry-potter] tag.
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How could they know if someone apparated in or out of Harry's house?
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Moody mentions that Thicknesse has made Apparation in the Dursley's house an imprisonable offense.
“All right, all right, we’ll have time for a cozy catch-up ...
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Is turning the necessary movement for apparition?
In the Harry Potter series, every single time a character apparates they turn on the spot. When Twycross teaches this, he doesn't mention turning anywhere. It seems implied that is part of apparition.
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Why didn't the Ministry of Magic use their apparition tracking more efficiently?
J.K. Rowling said that the Ministry of Magic had their way of tracking apparition back in a 2000 interview.
Question: How does the wizarding world protect Muggle banks and vaults, etc. from wizards ...
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Why didn't Albus Dumbledore lift the Anti-Apparition wards like he did in the Great Hall? [duplicate]
If Dumbledore can lift the Anti-Apparition wards even temporarily, like in the Great Hall, why didn't he do it in the Astronomy Tower? Wouldn't that have allowed him to do more in the Battle of ...
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Why did the protections on The Burrow fail so quickly? How did the guests instantly know that they had?
Chapter 8 of Deathly Hallows ends with the following line:
"The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming."
A few lines in to the next chapter, we're told this:
Guests were ...
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How did Dobby know where Hogwarts was in "The Chamber of Secrets"?
Dobby apparated to Hogwarts to put a charm on the Quidditch Bludger to follow Harry and try to hit him. The question is, though, how did Dobby apparate to Hogwarts if he had never been to Hogwarts ...
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Could a house elf use Side-Along Apparition and bring a wizard or wizards into Hogwarts that way? [duplicate]
For instance, in The "Half-Blood Prince", Draco spends almost his entire school year trying to fix the Vanishing Cabinet so he will be able to bring back-up Death Eaters into Hogwarts. But couldn't he ...
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Why would anyone even use a Portkey?
I wonder why would anyone need a Portkey when there's a possibility to Apparate?
I was thinking that some would not be able to Apparate since they have no license, I asked about it here, thinking ...
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Why can Voldemort not just use an elf to apparate Harry out of his house?
Could Voldemort have used an elf to Side-along Apparate Harry with him, and take Harry to Voldemort? Since any elf could apparate directly in and out of Harry's house, as seen in Chamber of Secrets.
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Does the Fidelius charm prevent Apparation?
When Harry, Hermione, and Ron leave Shell Cottage in Deathly Hallows we are told that they needed to leave the bounds of the Fidelius Charm in order to Apparate:
All three of them glanced back at ...
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How did the couple in GOF survive Apparition Splinching?
Following is an excerpt from Goblet of Fire :
‘Oh yes,’ said Mr Weasley, tucking the tickets safely into the back pocket of his jeans. ‘The Department of Magical Transportation had to fine a couple ...
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Can you Apparate to a place that you haven't been to?
For instance, if a wizard has a magical photograph of a place, but has never been there physically, can he Apparate there by just focusing on the picture?
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What happened for them to ban Apparition in Hogwarts? [duplicate]
In the new trailer for the new Fantastic Beasts film, it shows people apparating into Hogwarts yet apparition is banned on the Howarts grounds, so I was wondering if anyone knew why it got banned or ...
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Can Ministry officials Apparate inside Hogwarts?
In the recently launched trailer of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, there are people Apparating inside Hogwarts grounds.
As these people later question ...
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How did the Ministry not catch the trio in Deathly Hallows?
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The Ministry keeps tabs on people Apparating (according to JKR, interview quoted here),
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the Death Eaters controlled the Ministry after the death of Rufus Scrimgeour in Book 7
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